ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2015
Effect of berberine on acetylcholine-induced atrial fibrillation in rabbit.
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- Expatiating the Pharmacological and Nanotechnological Aspects of the Alkaloidal Drug Berberine: Current and Future Trends.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Promising Antioxidative Effect of Berberine in Cardiovascular Diseases.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Review
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- Research Progress on Natural Products' Therapeutic Effects on Atrial Fibrillation by Regulating Ion Channels.Cardiovascular therapeutics · 2022Review
- A New Therapeutic Candidate for Cardiovascular Diseases: Berberine.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Review
- A review on plants and herbal components with antiarrhythmic activities and their interaction with current cardiac drugs.Journal of traditional and complementary medicine · 2020Review
- Berberine in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases: From Mechanisms to Therapeutics.Theranostics · 2019Review
- Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2017Review
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of Berberine (Ber) on atrial fibrillation (AF) induced by acetylcholine (ACh) and explore its underlying mechanisms of action. In vivo electrophysiology experiments were performed in adult anesthetized rabbits. Single atrial myocytes were isolated from rabbit hearts and action potentials recorded using patch clamp techniques. AF was induced by rapid atrial burst pacing during intravenous (IV) ACh infusion alone or with IV Ber. Compared to the Baseline, IV Ber (2 mg/kg) prolonged the RR interval and effective refractory period (195 ± 10 vs. 215 ± 11 msec; 80 ± 4 vs. 85 ± 5 msec, respectively; both P<0.05). The induced rate of sustained 1 min AF was lower during ACh infusion with Ber than during ACh infusion alone (4/10 vs. 30/35, P<0.01). The termination rate of ACh-induced AF was higher with IV Ber (1 mg/kg) than with IV saline (sustained 1 min AF: 6/8 vs. 6/20, sustained 10 min AF: 8/10 vs. 1/6, both P<0.05). ACh perfusion significantly shortened the action potential duration (APD) of isolated atrial myocytes (APD50: 152 ± 13 vs. 81 ± 10 msec; APD90: 256 ± 19 vs. 132 ± 13 msec, both P<0.01). Application of Ber reversed the APD shortening induced by ACh (APD50: 81 ± 10 vs. 134 ± 15 msec; APD90: 132 ± 13 vs: 213 ± 17 msec, both P<0.01). We conclude that Ber suppresses ACh-induced AF in the rabbit by increasing atrial effective refractory period and prolonging the APD of atrial myocytes.
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